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Monmouth Fire Department tells of A.D. Electric fire scene

WMTW News 8's Courtney Sturgeon reports on the fire that destroyed a Monmouth business and how conditions were so dangerous that firefighters did not enter the building when they first arrived on the scene. The fire at A.D. Electric was so intense smoke could be seen for miles.

WMTW News 8's Courtney Sturgeon reports on the fire that destroyed a Monmouth business and how conditions were so dangerous that firefighters did not enter the building when they first arrived on the scene. The fire at A.D. Electric was so intense smoke could be seen for miles.

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Updated: 11:24 PM EDT May 5, 2015

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WEBVTT INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED ITEM --VICTIM.IT HAS SAID THEY CANNOT COMMENTANY FURTHER.I HAVE BEEN AT THIS LONGENOUGH TO KNOW YOU CANNOT WIN.STEVE: FIRE DESTROYS ATHREE-STORY BUILDING INMONMOUTH.THE TOWN'S ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEFTELLS US ONE PERSON WAS INJUREDIN THAT MASSIVE FIRE, WHICHSPREAD TO A NEARBY FIELD.AND NOW WE KNOW WHAT MAY HAVESTARTED THAT FIRE.WMTW NEWS 8'S COURTNEY STURGEONIS LIVE IN MONMOUTH TONIGHT.WHAT HAVE INVESTIGATORSDISCOVERED?COURTNEY: THE LASTOF THE FIRETRUCKS PULLED OUT AN HOUR AGO.FIREFIGHTERS WERE HERE LATE INTOTHE NIGHT, SIFTING THROUGH THERUBBLE, TRYING TO FIGURE OUTWHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF TELLSUS AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ATRUCK HERE WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHTFIRE ON THE TRUCK.THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT AT THISPOINT.THE FIRE SPREAD FROM THE TRUCKTO THE BUILDING.ONCE THE FIRE GOT IN THEBUILDING, IT RACED FROM ONE INTOTHE OTHER.COURTNEY:THE ASSISTANT FIRECHIEF SAYS BY THE TIMEFIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, THETHREE-STORY BUILDING WASENGULFED IN FLAMES.THE SMOKE WAS SO INTENSE, ITCOULD BE SEEN ON I-95 FOR MILESAWAY AND ON NEITHER SERVICE --WEATHER SERVICE RADAR.YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SAY THAT.-- SAVE THAT.COURTNEY:21,000 GALLONS OFWATER WERE USED BUT UP FLAMES.FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED TO KEEP THEFIRE FROM SPREADING, BUT HIGHWIND AND SMOKE CARRIED EMBERS TOTHE FIELD ACROSS THE ROAD.IT IS VERY DRY.IT IS A CLASS 4 FIRE DANGERFORTWO DAYS.YOU HAVE EXPLOSIONS IN THEBUILDING REGULARLY.COURTNEY: FIREFIGHTERS CONTAINTHE FIELD FIRES AND REDIRECTEDEFFORTS KEEPING BUYERS FROM THETREE LINE AND SURROUNDINGHOUSES.A JOB THAT TOOK HOURS.CANDY WELLS SPENT THE EVENINGPROVIDING FOOD AND WATER TO THEFIREFIGHTERS.FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THEHEAT WAS INTENSE.THE FLAMES CAME THROUGH OVERHERE.YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT IS CHARREDON THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE.PRETTY BIG.COURTNEY:NO WORD ON THECONDITION OF A MAN INJURED INTHE FIRE.OFFICIALS TELL US HE WAS TAKEN

Monmouth Fire Department tells of A.D. Electric fire scene

WMTW News 8's Courtney Sturgeon reports on the fire that destroyed a Monmouth business and how conditions were so dangerous that firefighters did not enter the building when they first arrived on the scene. The fire at A.D. Electric was so intense smoke could be seen for miles.